Dusuki, who sits on the central committee board of FWCMS, will be called in alongside other committee members such as Treasury secretary-general Johan Mahmood Merican, home ministry secretary-general Awang Jeman, as well as the committee’s chairman Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar, who is chief secretary to the government.
In a statement, PAC chairman Mas Ermieyati Samsudin said the committee was of the view that the contract Putrajaya signed with the service provider was somewhat incautious.
“The exorbitant charges that were imposed would burden both the employer and foreign workers.”
She said PAC decided yesterday that it will commence its proceedings on Dec 10 regarding the home ministry’s procurement of the FWCMS system.
In June, Putrajaya confirmed that it had extended the contract of controversy-plagued Bestinet to provide IT systems for the recruitment of foreign workers.
Bestinet previously had a six-year contract with the home ministry to develop, supply, provide, and maintain the FWCMS, which ended on May 31, 2024.
The 2022 Auditor-General’s Report, released last year, revealed that there were no signed agreements between the government and Bestinet, meaning that Putrajaya’s rights were unclear.
Earlier this month, Bestinet founder Aminul Islam rejected suggestions of misconduct after it was reported that Bangladeshi police were seeking his extradition in relation to a probe linked to migrant worker recruitment.
Bloomberg reported Bangladeshi police as having written to Putrajaya requesting the arrest and extradition of Aminul and an associate, Ruhul Amin, to facilitate investigations into alleged money laundering, extortion and trafficking of migrant workers.
Bangladeshi police also requested that Putrajaya temporarily halt its use of FWCMS.
Later, home minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the government wanted Bangladesh to clarify the purpose of its request to extradite the two.
He said Dhaka should explain whether Aminul and Ruhul were merely needed for questioning as part of an investigation or they would be charged in court.